Private Equity

When you’re raising venture capital, it helps if you’ve had “exits.” In other words, if your company has been acquired or you’ve taken one public, investors are more inclined to take a bet on anything you do.
Boston -based serial entrepreneur David Cancel has sold not just one, but four companies. And after a few years running [...]

“Data is the New Oil!” was announced in 2006. Today, the “data economy” is an important market for collection, extraction, refining and monetization. While only a defined quantity of oil exists, data constantly generates more data due to the exponential growth of interactions and digital communications. A recent IBM study confirms this: 90% of the [...]

Not all African tech startups will feel the need to raise VC funding, but those that do must ensure they are adequately prepared for what is a lengthy process.
That is according to panellists speaking during a session on the African investment landscape during last week’s Africa Tech Summit in Kigali, which brought together stakeholders from [...]

Forget ditching coffee and avocados, a new startup which describes itself as the “bank of mum and dad for everyone” is aiming to help more young people get on the property ladder with an innovative take on the Help to Buy scheme.
Ahauz is set to start offering first-time buyers help by offering a loan of [...]

It is announced that Amethis Finance, an investment fund which operates in Africa, will invest a minor yet important amount in Afriwara, the main shareholder of Société Nouvelle de Confiserie de Vridi (Waraba brand), a large agro-industrial firm based in Côte d’Ivoire.
The details of this transaction have not been specified but on its website, the [...]